3 disks on W520.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 4:28 pm
Is it possible setup 3 disks? Primary is mSata SSD, secondary replacing 500Gb HDD to SSD and third replacing DVD drive bay with HDD or SSD?
Does it works?
Does it works?
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Re: 3 disks on W520.
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:11 am
It does.
Re: 3 disks on W520.
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:36 am
With a Raid option W520 http://www.storagereview.com/lenovo_thi ... 520_review
Re: 3 disks on W520.
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:37 am
Considering Lenovo advertises that it has a msata connector, a main sata connector, and an optional drive in the optional adapter, one could only assume that it is posible.
Re: 3 disks on W520.
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 5:52 pm
Note that RAID is only available if you buy the system with it. You can't just add a drive later and activate RAID.Rochefort wrote:With a Raid option W520 http://www.storagereview.com/lenovo_thi ... 520_review
Re: 3 disks on W520.
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 11:57 pm
Yes you can.
On top of that you can add a drive using eSata, you can add a SDHC card, you can add numerous USB drives, you can add an Expresscard with eSata ports (and attached drives), and you can add a drive using firewire.
If only looking at Sata you can get to 6 drives total when using the Expresscard slot for a 2 port (e)Sata card.
Keep in mind that the mSata connector is not SATA-600, so if you're after the highest 1MB sequential read scores...
On top of that you can add a drive using eSata, you can add a SDHC card, you can add numerous USB drives, you can add an Expresscard with eSata ports (and attached drives), and you can add a drive using firewire.
If only looking at Sata you can get to 6 drives total when using the Expresscard slot for a 2 port (e)Sata card.
Keep in mind that the mSata connector is not SATA-600, so if you're after the highest 1MB sequential read scores...
Re: 3 disks on W520.
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:23 am
Unless you are going to be putting in a 128gb msata, sata2 is by far good enough. They are intended for cache memory, afterall.
Re: 3 disks on W520.
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 3:43 pm
Eh no...
It's just a smaller formfactor. Crucial sells the M4's also with mSata. I have the 256GB one, and it works perfect. Documents on the HDD, Programs on the SSD.
It's just a smaller formfactor. Crucial sells the M4's also with mSata. I have the 256GB one, and it works perfect. Documents on the HDD, Programs on the SSD.
Re: 3 disks on W520.
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:16 am
By programs, you'd benifit the most by putting windows on the SSD.. But it all depends how much you want to spend on an SSD. 64GB is very marginal for a boot drive, and anything less is near impossible to put windows on. I'd understand if you wanted to put programs on a 4-16gb ssd, though
Re: 3 disks on W520.
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:04 am
By 'programs' I mean Windows itself, Office, SolidWorks, etc. etc. etc.